This Companion; first published in 2000; provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual; as a professional; and at the work-place; discussing biographical problems; Beethovens professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book; individual chapters are devoted to all the major genres cultivated by Beethoven and to the elements of style and structure that cross all genres. The book concludes by looking at the ways that Beethoven and his music have been interpreted by performers; writers on music; and in the arts; literature; and philosophy. The essays in this volume; written by leading Beethoven specialists; maintain traditional emphases in Beethoven studies while incorporating other developments in musicology and theory.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. intenseBy chrisI saw this play before i read it. It is an intense view in to the lives of two characters; pig and runt. Both have just had their 17th birthday; and are determined to celebrate. We follow them on 2 nights out in cork in Ireland; they drink and fight; and yet communacate in their own made up language; like children. They are both endearingly naive; and at the same time appalingly violent. By the end of the play i was left feeling utterly washed out; i wanted to care for the characters; i did care for them; but felt utterly revulsed by what i had seen. Enda walsh avoids all the stereotypes that could run rampant in this type of scenario; and portrays a glimpse into the lives of two characters who seem both real; and absurdly exagerated. When reading the play one should bear in mind the extremely physical nature of the performance that the 2 actors depicted on the cover gave; like children playing the reenact their births; and the fights they get into extremely vividly; sexual tension oozes of the page; and i was left with enthralled and repelled by the characters. read it now; see it if you can.